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''Scroll.in'' was launched in January 2014<ref name=":3" /> as an Indian news website through the holding company of Scroll Media Incorporation.<ref name=":8" /> It was founded by Samir Patil and senior ] Naresh Fernandes, along with Jennifer O'Brein, the former head of ] at the travel startup Trabblr.<ref name="Forbes" /> Naresh Fernandes who was previously the ] of ] and a journalist associated with '']'' and '']'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Naresh Fernandes - JNAF|url=http://jnaf.org/artist/naresh-fernandes/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation}}</ref> became the editor-in-chief of ''Scroll.in''.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|last=Chaudhary|first=Laxmi|date=|title=Can the digital revolution save Indian journalism?|language=en|work=]|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/india_digital_revolution_startups_scoopwhoop_wire_times.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The publication had received early stage investments from the IPS Media Foundation,<ref name=":22" /> the ] and the investment firm of ], following an endorsement from the law firm ].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|date=24 July 2014|title=Digital daily Scroll.in gets funding from Omidyar, Media Development Investment Fund|work=]|url=https://www.vccircle.com/digital-daily-scrollin-gets-funding-omidyar-media-development-investment/|access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dhingra|first=Sanya|date=7 November 2017|title=The Omidyar Network: 'Committed to a free media', via two Indian companies too|work=]|url=https://theprint.in/report/omidyar-network-two-indian-companies/14889/|url-status=live|access-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716224139/https://theprint.in/report/omidyar-network-two-indian-companies/14889/|archive-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> ''Scroll.in'' was launched in January 2014<ref name=":3" /> as an Indian news website through the holding company of Scroll Media Incorporation.<ref name=":8" /> It was founded by Samir Patil and senior ] Naresh Fernandes, along with Jennifer O'Brein, the former head of ] at the travel startup Trabblr.<ref name="Forbes" /> Naresh Fernandes who was previously the ] of ] and a journalist associated with '']'' and '']'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Naresh Fernandes - JNAF|url=http://jnaf.org/artist/naresh-fernandes/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation}}</ref> became the editor-in-chief of ''Scroll.in''.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|last=Chaudhary|first=Laxmi|date=|title=Can the digital revolution save Indian journalism?|language=en|work=]|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/india_digital_revolution_startups_scoopwhoop_wire_times.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The publication had received early stage investments from the IPS Media Foundation,<ref name=":22" /> the ] and the investment firm of ], following an endorsement from the law firm ].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|date=24 July 2014|title=Digital daily Scroll.in gets funding from Omidyar, Media Development Investment Fund|work=]|url=https://www.vccircle.com/digital-daily-scrollin-gets-funding-omidyar-media-development-investment/|access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dhingra|first=Sanya|date=7 November 2017|title=The Omidyar Network: 'Committed to a free media', via two Indian companies too|work=]|url=https://theprint.in/report/omidyar-network-two-indian-companies/14889/|url-status=live|access-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716224139/https://theprint.in/report/omidyar-network-two-indian-companies/14889/|archive-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>


In June 2014, ] partnered with the Scroll Media Inc to launch the Indian edition of the business news brand ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=20 March 2014|title=Atlantic to launch Quartz India|work=]|url=https://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/03/atlantic-to-launch-quartz-india-001914|url-status=live|access-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223826/https://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/03/atlantic-to-launch-quartz-india-001914|archive-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Choudhary|first=Vidhi|date=21 March 2014|title=Quartz to join battle of foreign brands for India's online news traffic|work=]|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/bG3BDWn5LTGsRAAOU13WUN/Online-news-Foreign-media-firms-make-beeline-for-India.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223827/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/bG3BDWn5LTGsRAAOU13WUN/Online-news-Foreign-media-firms-make-beeline-for-India.html?utm_source=scroll&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=scroll|archive-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> In the following year, the Hindi media publishing company Satyagrah was merged with Scroll Media and became the Hindi edition of ''Scroll.in'' which continues to operate under the name of ''Satyagrah''.<ref name="Forbes" /> Sanjay Dubey who was the founder and editor of ''Satyagrah'' and previously the editor of ]'s Hindi edition, remained as the editor of ''Satyagrah''.<ref name=":2" /> In December 2018, ] partnered with ''Scroll.in'' to launch its Indian weekly programme, Eco India as part of DW's venture into the South Asian media industry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 December 2019|title=DW & Scroll.in celebrate first anniversary of flagship weekly series- Eco India - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/dw-scrollin-celebrate-first-anniversary-of-flagship-weekly-series-eco-india-101376.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=exchange4media|language=en}}</ref> In June 2014, ] partnered with the Scroll Media Inc to launch the Indian edition of the business news brand ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=20 March 2014|title=Atlantic to launch Quartz India|work=]|url=https://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/03/atlantic-to-launch-quartz-india-001914|url-status=live|access-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223826/https://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/03/atlantic-to-launch-quartz-india-001914|archive-date=16 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Choudhary|first=Vidhi|date=21 March 2014|title=Quartz to join battle of foreign brands for India's online news traffic|work=]|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/bG3BDWn5LTGsRAAOU13WUN/Online-news-Foreign-media-firms-make-beeline-for-India.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223827/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/bG3BDWn5LTGsRAAOU13WUN/Online-news-Foreign-media-firms-make-beeline-for-India.html?utm_source=scroll&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=scroll|archive-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> In the following year, the Hindi media publishing company Satyagrah was merged with Scroll Media and became the Hindi edition of ''Scroll.in'' which continues to operate under the name of ''Satyagrah''.<ref name="Forbes" /> Sanjay Dubey who was the founder and editor of ''Satyagrah'' and previously the editor of ]'s Hindi edition, remained as the editor of ''Satyagrah''.<ref name=":2" /> In March 2018, the publication partially shifted towards a ] providing ad free delivery news service and access to ]<nowiki/>s for subscribers. Naresh Fernandes, the editor-in-chief however stated that the publication will not implement any ]<nowiki/>s for their general pieces.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fernandes|first=Naresh|date=2018-03-15|title=Editor’s note: Pay for Scroll.in and help support the free press|url=https://scroll.in/article/871951/editors-note-pay-for-scroll-in-and-help-support-the-free-press|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9" />


Between May–June 2019, ''Scroll.in'' laid off a large number of editorial staff citing a restructuring of the business model.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/06/05/layoffs-scroll-media-business |title=Layoffs at Scroll: at least 16 employees have been let go from the editorial side |last=Aggarwal |first=Cherry |date=5 June 2019 |website=Newslaundry |access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref> In December 2018, ] partnered with ''Scroll.in'' to launch its Indian weekly programme, Eco India as part of DW's venture into the South Asian media industry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 December 2019|title=DW & Scroll.in celebrate first anniversary of flagship weekly series- Eco India - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/dw-scrollin-celebrate-first-anniversary-of-flagship-weekly-series-eco-india-101376.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=exchange4media|language=en}}</ref> Between May–June 2019, ''Scroll.in'' laid off a number of editorial staff citing a restructuring of the business model.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/06/05/layoffs-scroll-media-business |title=Layoffs at Scroll: at least 16 employees have been let go from the editorial side |last=Aggarwal |first=Cherry |date=5 June 2019 |website=Newslaundry |access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>


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Indian Independent English-language news website

Scroll.in
Type of siteNews, analysis
Available inEnglish, Hindi
Area servedIndia
OwnerScroll Media Incorporation
Editor
  • Naresh Fernandes
    (Scroll.in, English)
  • Sanjay Dubey
    (Satyagrah, Hindi)
CEOSamir Patil
URLscroll.in (English)
satyagrah.scroll.in (Hindi)
CommercialYes
RegistrationDelaware, United States
LaunchedJanuary 2014

Scroll.in, informally refereed to as Scroll, is an Indian Hindi and English language digital news publication owned by the Scroll Media Incorporation. Founded in 2014, the website and its journalists have won several national and international awards including two Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards and the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards.

The Hindi language edition of Scroll.in is published on the Satyagrah website which was acquired following the merger of Satyagrah and Scroll Media Incorporation.

History

Samir Patil, an Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumnus and McKinsey & Company associate was the founder of ACK Media which published Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle in India. In 2011, he sold the venture to the Future Group and founded the Scroll Media Inc in the following year. The company was incorporated in Delaware, United States.

Scroll.in was launched in January 2014 as an Indian news website through the holding company of Scroll Media Incorporation. It was founded by Samir Patil and senior journalist Naresh Fernandes, along with Jennifer O'Brein, the former head of business development at the travel startup Trabblr. Naresh Fernandes who was previously the editor-in-chief of Time Out India and a journalist associated with The Times of India and The Wall Street Journal, became the editor-in-chief of Scroll.in. The publication had received early stage investments from the IPS Media Foundation, the Media Development Investment Fund and the investment firm of Omidyar Network, following an endorsement from the law firm Khaitan & Co.

In June 2014, Atlantic Media partnered with the Scroll Media Inc to launch the Indian edition of the business news brand Quartz. In the following year, the Hindi media publishing company Satyagrah was merged with Scroll Media and became the Hindi edition of Scroll.in which continues to operate under the name of Satyagrah. Sanjay Dubey who was the founder and editor of Satyagrah and previously the editor of Tehelka's Hindi edition, remained as the editor of Satyagrah. In March 2018, the publication partially shifted towards a subscription business model providing ad free delivery news service and access to archives for subscribers. Naresh Fernandes, the editor-in-chief however stated that the publication will not implement any paywalls for their general pieces.

In December 2018, Deutsche Welle partnered with Scroll.in to launch its Indian weekly programme, Eco India as part of DW's venture into the South Asian media industry. Between May–June 2019, Scroll.in laid off a number of editorial staff citing a restructuring of the business model.

Organisation

The Scroll's staff are segregated into two divisions; the editorial team and the distribution team. In an article of the Columbia Journalism Review, the segregation was explained as the result of caution associated with the "credibility of digital media" prevalent among the former print medium journalists which consisted the editorial team of the new publication. The editorial team in addition consists of an appointed ombudsman for additional editorial oversight. Naresh Fernandes is the current editor-in-chief of the website. The Hindi edition of the publication, Satyagrah has a separate editorial team with Sanjay Dubey as the editor-in-chief.

The distribution team of the publication is staffed with analysts of social media and search result algorithm who manage the distribution assets of the publication.

Content

According to a report of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, the content delivery of the Scroll.in resembles that of a news wire in combination with in-depth reporting and commentary pieces; the site was described to be elite oriented and compared with the Quartz (publication). Per the report, the publication's content is targeted towards an up-market audience with the business strategy of generating income through premium native advertising and e-commerce. The report also described the publication to have developed a simple and responsive design for its website for the purpose of easy accessibility.

Products

Besides the primary website, the distribution of Scroll's content is provided through internet assets such as an android app, two email newsletters and an array of social media channels across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The Scroll also operates an online shop for books and literary accessories based on recommendations from the editorial team.

Awards

Readership

According to Forbes India, the monthly unique readership of the website was 4 million as of August 2016.

References

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